Singheswar Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 5809 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-316 Year-2024 Thana- UJIYARPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== 1.

Singheswar Ray Son of Ramchandra Ray Resident of Village -Shankar Chowk PS- Ujiarpur District -Samastipur 2.

Ranjan Kumar Chourasiya @ Rajan Kumar Chourasiya son of Jathu Bhagat village- Chandchaur Dih, Shankar Chowk, Ps- Ujiarpur, dist- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Raja Ram Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 06-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioners seek bail in connection with Ujiarpur PS Case No. 316 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that total 13.500 litres of foreign liquor was recovered from E-Rickshaw near Shankar Chowk.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioners have got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 5809 of 2025(2) dt.06-02-2025 2/2 submitted that recovery is made from an open place, which is accessible to one and all. It is further submitted that seized vehicle do not belong to the petitioners. The petitioners are in custody since 25.11.2024. Petitioner no. 1 has no criminal antecedent and petitioner no. 2 has one criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S. 5.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioners. 6.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioners, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioners. 7.

Let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Ujiarpur PS Case No. 316 of 2024.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T